Crime

BLM Calls on BX Electeds to Request 15 Years for Convicted Former NYPD Sgt. in 2023 Killing of Eric Duprey

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Ahead of the sentencing of now former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, 38, on the charge of the [involuntary] manslaughter of Eric Duprey, 30, amid a drug sting operation in Fordham Manor in August 2023, Black Lives Matter of Greater New York held a press conference on Tuesday, April 7, outside Bronx Borough Hall in the Concourse section of The Bronx, and called on various Bronx elected officials to voice their opinion on the case.

Hochul, Mamdani Join Marble Hill Student Dylan Contreras after Release from ICE Detention 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined formerly detained Marble Hill high school student Dylan Josue Lopez Contreras, his mother, lawyers, New York Legal Assistance Group, and advocates on Thursday, March 19, in Manhattan to welcome him back to New York City following his release from the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania run by the U.S. Department of Immigration, Customs & Enforcement (ICE).

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the “No Kings” Movement

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers their opinions on the growing “No Kings” movement after three Bronx rallies were held in the borough on Saturday, March 28, including one at East 161st Street in front of Bronx Borough Hall, one in the northwest Bronx and one in the East Bronx.

Tremont: Three Sought for Attempted Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached media who they say are wanted in connection with an attempted assault that occurred in the Tremont section of The Bronx.

TAKE 5 Top-Prize Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced Sunday, March 29, one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the March 28 Take 5 Evening drawing. The ticket worth $32,438 was sold at Unionport Candy LLC, located at 1541 Unionport Road.